Ohio cigarette stamps bonds.
From $100.
The bond the Ohio Department of Taxation can require from a wholesale cigarette dealer who buys tax stamps on credit. Under ORC 5743.05 the tax commissioner sets the amount and form — pricing is 1% of your bond amount, with a $100 minimum.
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How much does an Ohio cigarette stamps bond cost?
1% of the bond amount, from $100. Enter your amount in the calculator for the exact price.
Three steps. One sitting.
No underwriting queue for the standard cigarette stamps bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with the Department of Taxation. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your business details, the bond amount the commissioner required, and the effective date — that is the application.
Issued for most applicants
Most applicants clear underwriting instantly and the executed bond generates as soon as you pay. May get a quick review.
File with the Department of Taxation
Submit the executed bond to satisfy the tax commissioner. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the state insists on them.
What it is and who needs it.
What the cigarette stamps bond actually covers
Ohio wholesale cigarette dealers buy tax stamps to affix to each pack, and the state lets qualifying dealers buy those stamps on credit. Under ORC 5743.05 the tax commissioner can require a surety bond standing behind that credit — so the tax on every stamp is guaranteed even if a dealer fails to pay.
A bond is generally required when a dealer has not been in good credit standing with the state for five consecutive years before the purchase, or when a dealer otherwise doesn't pay for stamps on time. When required, the commissioner sets the amount and the form.
The bond stays in place until the Department of Taxation releases it. We issue the amount the commissioner set, with pricing at 1% of your bond amount, $100 minimum, on the form the state names — and re-issue if your required amount changes.
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Claims, renewal, filing, and what sets the price.
If a claim is made
A claim comes from the party the bond protects, the obligee named on the form, when the duty the bond guarantees is not met.
The surety investigates and pays a valid claim, up to the bond amount. You then repay the surety: a surety bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
The premium covers a one-year term from the effective date you choose.
Renew before the expiry date to keep the bond in force: the license, permit or contract it backs expects continuous coverage.
How to file it
File with the Department of Taxation. Submit the executed bond to satisfy the tax commissioner. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the state insists on them.
What sets the price
The premium is 1% of the bond amount, $100 minimum: the amount the obligee sets moves the price, not your business profile.
No credit check up to $10,000 for individuals, partnerships and corporations (above that, a soft pull at most); for LLCs, one soft pull at every amount, never a hard inquiry.
Where a check runs, it decides approval; the rate is the same for everyone approved.
One application, most issued fast.
Submit the application with the bond amount the commissioner set — your exact price appears in the application, and most applicants clear underwriting quickly.
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Cigarette stamps bond, issued today.
1% of bond amount, $100 minimum. Enter the amount the commissioner required and see your exact price.